The folks behind Netflix’s Life on Our Planet highlight the most interesting prehistoric critters featured in the docuseries.
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Life on Our Planetsees 65 prehistoric animals brought back from the dead.
Each of them has their own amazing story to tell.
Lystrosaurus
This curious, pig-sized proto-mammal was at one point destined to be a mere footnote in history.
But then the Permian Extinction came and Lystrosaurus inherited the Earth.
Skills that previously werent special suddenly became game-changers when the apocalypse ushered in a new era.
One of the earliest was Plateosaurusa kind of prototype sauropod.
If you could bring one animal back to life as a pet, Plateosaurus would be it.
Its just a shame it has to grow so large!
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This is one of the first avian dinosaurs, meaning it could fly.
Well, sort of.
It could perhaps fall with style.
It should be in the Louvre in addition to making this list.
Arkansaurus
Sneaking its way into the Top 10 is a character that barely appears in thisNetflixseries.
Arkansaurus is the white-feathered runner that is chased by a pack of ferocious raptors called Deinonychus.
The latter are amazing, of course, but too aggressive to put into a list like this.
Even with its brief cameo, it makes an impression as a kind of dinosaur ostrich on steroids.
The adults are impressive, too.
Arthropleura
The mega millipede, measuring up to 2.7 meters, has to be seen to be believed.
Which is ironic given that it was mostly blind.
Plus, we need some creatures that couldnt cause us harm, right?
Especially because of whats coming next.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Its impossible for the greatest predator of all time to not be on this list.
At the end of Chapter 5, two T-Rexes show off their incredible courtship skills to each other.
Perhaps their reputation as being vicious and, at times, vengeful is misplaced.
All eight episodes ofLife on Our Planetare available to stream on Netflix now.
